Old Photo Shorpy T's in the workshop

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dane Hawley Near Melbourne Australia on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 05:07 am:

http://www.shorpy.com/node/13839


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 08:21 am:

I am pretty sure that isn't water on the floor.
I always love these images. Some of those tools would be nice to find.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 09:08 am:

Neat old photo. OSHA would have a hay day in that shop writing up violations. The last shop I worked at in 2008 was a little worse than the one in the photo in terms of safety issues.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 10:18 am:

Scenes like that always remind me of Buster Keaton. In one movie Buster is working in a garage, and moving a T engine on a hoist like that. It keeps getting away from him and smashing into a Pierce Arrow. He does a pretty good job of wrecking the Pierce.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By A. J. "Art" Bell on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 12:18 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 04:50 pm:

I just got a chain-fall hoist like the one holding the engine. I have been wanting to get one for years since some keys were stolen from one of my dad's employees and his "disappeared" along with a few other tools.
I used to have a neat old barn that I wanted to set up like that. Now I better be grateful for the buildings I have to keep most of my stuff in.
Great photo! Thank you for sharing.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 05:11 pm:

It seems odd that the car on the left has a 1915 license plate on it, and it's obviously a '17 or later car which looks as if it has had a rough life; not a new car by any means.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 05:16 pm:

Mike, when you click up the full size version you see it's a 1919 license plate.
I like the manual cylinder boring equipment (I think?) - you didn't have to go to the gym after work back in those days :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Hoshield on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 05:23 pm:

A couple things in the photo bring a chuckle ... looks like the guy on the left has the chain fall ready to pull the car up by the radiator support rod .. and already has a little upwards tension on it. He probably just hooked it there to keep it from rolling away ... but ...

The couple of guys in the back left ... guy on the left appears an owner (in a derby hat ...) threatening the guy on the right (manager??) with a sword! "you BETTER get it right THIS time, Mr.!" LOL


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Hoshield on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 05:30 pm:

The original sure shows a lot of detail. The dudes in the back I mentioned... the guy on the left doesn't have a deby hat on .. and is actually in coveralls, and the guy on the right has the 'suit' on. ohh ... and no sword is involved. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 08:01 pm:

Anyone know what's on the back of the T engine on the chain falls?
I think it's water on the floor from a shop clean up for the photo op. Looks pretty clean.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chris Bamford, Edmonton AB on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 08:15 pm:

Looks like "Ton Tested Tires" was giving away caps...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hap Tucker on Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 08:48 pm:

Dane,

Thanks for posting the link!

Gary,

The engine pan and transmission cover have been removed. It appears the magneto field coil is what you are looking at see below:



Note the mid 1917ish to 1922 windshield brackets and the unequal windshield hinges. Note also the horn button on the top of the steering column, and the push pull light switch wires next to the coil box insulators. Both of those were replaced with the introduction of the combination horn light switch around the end of 1917 model year (USA – continued to be used in Canadian production for a few additional years). Indicating the car if a USA produced one was likely a mid 1917 to very early 1918 model year.



Ref: http://mtfca.com/encyclo/doc17.htm

----- Acc. 575, Box 14, #826, Ford Archives
Riveted style windshield frame and brackets were used in 1915 and 1916 and on the first 450,000 1917 cars. (Until about April 1917.)

MAR 14, 1917 Acc. 78, Ford Archives
Mention of new style windshield mounting brackets as having been used, and of the discontinuance of the 1915-16 style for replacement.

APR 19, 1917 Acc. 78, Ford Archives
Windshield hinge (with the unequal length arms) noted.

Respectfully submitted,

Hap l9l5 cut off


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Richard Bennett on Tuesday, October 09, 2012 - 04:17 am:

Dennis, that hook around the radiator support rod reminded me of an incident at a T rally in Victoria. I had to tow start a recalcitrant 27 Tudor. You should have seen the look on the bystander's face when I looped the tow strap around the headlight bar!

Allan from down under.


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